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I wrote a whole chapter in my book last year about creating assets that provide ongoing value. It was a lesson I had learned over and over again – trading time for dollars wasn’t getting me ahead and is a much slower path to creating wealth and freedom. It’s fun, however, that life will often send us …
In 2017 I took that 16 personalities test that gives you that series of letters to attach to your identity. I remember I even paid the $19 or whatever it was to purchase the in-depth analysis of my personality. The thought at the time was that the more I know about myself the more I …
It’s great to set goals at the beginning of the year. But, too often, we – myself included – lose the momentum after the first week or two after setting the goal. It was great when we set it though! We wrote it down and everything! But then that initial energy fizzles out and we …
It’s a new day, a new year, a new DECADE! You’ve set some goals and resolutions, you got fired up and excited for the year ahead, and now it’s January 2nd. And you are now overwhelmed. Where do you start? What do you focus on first? What’s the “right” thing to do? Over the last …
This week, many – if not most – of us will hunker down for an hour or so and think of our New Year’s Resolutions. Things we want to change. Things we want in general. A few ideas to help you out: Focus on what you can control, not what you can’t Along with your …
Listened to this great interview yesterday between Kara Swisher and Jim Collins, author of a number of books including Built to Last, Good to Great, and Turning the Flywheel. As you know I’ve spent the last few months asking myself questions about my purpose and my “why” in hopes to get out of the creative …
Interruptions kill your creativity and your ability to do deep work. Yesterday I had blocked out the whole morning to focus on editing a single project that’s due by EOD on Thursday. I’ve been a bit behind on it so I needed to make some quick progress. The first interruption was the office manager coming …
I’ve always been a bit of a productivity nut. I had a palm pilot when I was 16 (which got stolen out of a hotel room in Prague, but that’s another story for another day), a Blackberry at 21, and the first iPhone within days of it coming out. I even had those Franklin day …
I’ve been watching the conversation around assistants in Hollywood and the #payuphollywood movement from a distance over the last few months. If you want to get caught up, these posts on JohnAugust.com and this podcast episode are good places to start. I have a few reasons for finally chiming in: I’m a film & TV …
It’s true that every time you say yes to something you’re saying no to everything else. What’s more important than what you say yes to at the moment, at least initially, is the reason why you’re saying yes. You have to know your “north star”, the big goal, the one thing, the ultimate end that …